Lula for World Commitment to
Fighting Hunger
BRASILIA - President of Brazil Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva said on Monday that if world
leaders are not committed to the people in
need, it is much more difficult to take
decisions to benefit the poor.
The leaders need to commit themselves more
to efforts to fight hunger in the world,
said Lula in the inauguration of the
Brazil-Africa Dialogue on food security,
fighting hunger and rural development,
running through Wednesday at Itamaraty
Palace, in Brasilia.
We are usually elected by the poor, but when
politicians win elections, those who have
access to the Cabinet are not the poor but
the rich, he said and added that the budget
is made for those people who are already
organized, and suddenly, when you realize,
there is nothing left for the poorest.
Regarding the fight against hunger and
poverty worldwide, Lula defended a reform in
the Food Security Committee and said joint
action is essential to improve the
distribution of income in the world.
"Little money in the hands of many is income
distribution, a lot of money in the hands of
a few is concentration of wealth," said
Lula, who added that thanks to social
programs a sort of miracle has been
registered in Brazil, where a little has
been secured for many people.
During the opening session of the
Brazil-Africa Dialogue, the World Food
Program (WFP) Executive Director Josette
Sheeran gave Lula a framed text describing
him as a World Champion in the Fight against
Hunger and Poverty and the Director General
of the Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations (FAO), Jacques Diouf,
awarded him with the Food Day Medal. |
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